Wills Family Trust Los Angeles Regional Scholarship

The Wills Family Trust Los Angeles Regional Scholarship is to provide support for scholarship awards to new and continuing students in the Fowler College of Business, as well as to recruit high-achieving students in all majors to attend SDSU.

If you do not meet all of these requirements in a given term, you may lose your scholarship eligibility and your scholarship may be canceled.

Requirements:

• Recipients must be undergraduates.
• Recipients will be pursuing a program of study in the Fowler College of Business.
• Recipients must have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.00 out of 4.00, or the arithmetic equivalent.
• Recipients must have financial need, as determined by the SDSU Financial Aid Office.
• Applicants must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application by the scholarship opportunity’s deadline for financial need to be determined.
• Recipient must be enrolled full-time.
• Recipients must have a permanent address in Los Angeles County.
• Preference will be given to previous recipients of this award.

Donor Profile:

Career experiences:
1980-present: President/CEO; FLI, Incorporated; Santa Monica, CA
Responsible for corporate marketing, sales, planning, and operations. Participates actively in client consulting and project activities. Founded FLI in 1980 and is Chairman of its Board of Directors.
1979-80: Director; Tratec/McGraw Hill; Los Angeles, CA
1975-79: Vice President; Tratec, Inc.; Los Angeles, CA
1969-75: Director; Burroughs Corporation; Detroit, MI
1965-69: Captain; USAF; Wichita Falls, TX
1960-65: B.S.Accounting/Business Administration; SDSU; San Diego, CA
1956-60: Graduated; Helix High School; La Mesa, CA

SDSU affiliations:
2017-present: SDSU Campanile Foundation Board (TCF)
2019-present: SDSU TCF Executive Committee
2018-present: SDSU TCF Finance & Investment Committee Chair
2014-present: SDSU Aztec Mentor Program (AMP)
2013-present: SDSU Los Angeles Regional Council
1965-present: SDSU Alumni Lifetime Member

LinkedIn Profile

My wife Jane and I decided to provide this scholarship as a way to help SDSU students supplement their current financial situation, and thus, minimize the stress they could feel later in their careers with too much debt. In addition, we have found that many recipients have reached out to us for mentoring, coaching, help to grow their professional networks, and introductions to key business leaders that might enhance future chapters of their careers.